Reversible garter



Au8- 15 1933 G. A. PIEPENBRING Er AL I 1,922,604v

REVERSIBLE GARTER Filed Jan. 25, 1931 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Aug. 15, 1933 PATENT princi?.l

REVERSIBLE 'GARTER Gustave A. Piepenliring, Stratford, and Werner Beutel, Bridgeport, Conn., assignors to The American Fabrics Ccmpany,

Bridgeport,

Conn., a Corporation of Connecticut Application January 23, 1931. Serial No. 510,660

Claims.

The present invention relates to garters of the type comprising an adjustable leg encircling band with a hose supporting tab depending therefrom. In the usual garter oi this type the article must 5 be made up in right and left form for application on the right and left legs respectively. The use of such garters is bothersome and time consuming, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a garter which is reversible so that it may be worn on either leg and yet have the tab and attachment parts always come at the proper side of the leg.

More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a garter with a rotary mounting for the tab so that the garter may be reversed.

A further object oi the invention is to provide a novel form oi rotary mounting which may be produced at low cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description oi a preferred embodiment and thereafter the novelty and scope of the invention will be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure l is a front face View of the garter adapted to be applied to the left leg of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view oi a pad blank; and

Fig. 5 is a face View oi the garter shown in Fig. 1, but with the leg band inverted so that the garter is adapted for application to the right leg.

In the accompanying drawing, we have used the reference numeral l0 to indicate the leg band oi the garter. This band may be of the usual elastic webbing or oi leather or other inaterial suitable for the purpose. The leg band is attached at one end to a pad 1l which consists o" two plies l2 and 13 respectively. Y

The pad may be of leather or some other material which will hold its shape and yet'is fairly iiexible. The construction of the pad is shown clearly in Fig. 'l. The plies are of substantially triangular form with the corners of the triangles cut on, and the two plies are integrally connected at one corner. 1n applying a pad to the band 10, the blank is folded along the line 14.

The free end of the leg band is passed through the usual connecting loop 15` and then is attached to usual slide buckle 16 so that the eiective Ywhich is looped a tab member 23.

(Cl. ZIM-S) length of the band may be adjusted, as desired. The connecting loop 15 is arranged to be hooked over a stud 17 carried by the body.

As clearly shown in Figs.` 2 and 3, the support for the stud 17 consists of a'washer 18 which is iltted between the plies 12 and 13. This washer consists of a circular disk provided centrally with an upset cut portion 19 and the latter projects through a hole 20 formed in the outer ply l2. The cup 19 is of a size to t snugly in the hole 20 so that a bearing is provided to permit of rotation of the washer 18.

The inner end of the stud 17 is of reduced diameter so as to pass through an aperture in a tab connecting member 2l and also an aperture in the cup 19. The stud 17 is then riveted fast to the connecting member andwasher so that the stud, connecting member and washer will rotate as a unit in the pad 1l. The connecting member 21 is provided with a cross bar 22 about This tab is provided with the usual clasp loop 24 and button 25 by which attachment may be made to a hose.

In assembling the garter the washer 18 is rst applied to the ply l2 with the cup 19 projecting through the hole 2()V and then the tab connecting member 2l and the stud 17 are riveted fast. Thereafter the pad blank is folded on the line 14 and an end of the leg band 10 is inserted between the plies l2 and 13. Then the plies are stitched together along the margins of the pad to fasten the leg band to the pad and also to fasten the plies together with the washer 18 between them.

It will be observed that with this construction the tab member together with the washer 18 may rotate as a unit with respect to the pad. Also, that no metal part of the mounting oi the tab on the pad can come into contact with the leg of the wearer. The garter may be applied to either leg by rotating the leg band and pad 11 about the mounting of the tab.

While we have described a specific form of my invention, it will be understood that this is to be Y taken as illustrative and not limitative and that `10) we are free to make such changes in form, construction and general arrangement of parts as may fall within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

We claim:

1. A garter comprising a leg band, a pad connected thereto, a disk rotatable within the pad, a connecting member exterior to the pad and iiXed to the disk,` and a hose supporting tab carried by said member, said disk and member being pad connected thereto and formed with a hole l through one of the plies, a disk fitted between the plies and formed with a cupped portion rotatable' in said hole, as a bearing, a connecting member Xed to said cupped portion on the outside of the pad, and a hose supporting tab carried by the connecting member.

3. A garter comprising a double ply pad formed with a hole through one of said plies, a disk tted between said plies and having a cupped portion rotatable inthe hole as a bearing, a connecting member, a hose supporting tab secured thereto, a stud projecting through and riveted to said member and said cupped portion, a leg band having one end thereof connected to the pad, and means at the other end of the band for attachment to said stud.

. 4. A garter comprising'a pad formed of two plies with a hole Ythrough one of said plies, a disk tted between the plies and having a cupped portion rotatable in the hole as a bearing, a connecting member, a hose supporting tab secured thereto, a stud projecting through and riveted to said member and said cupped portion, a leg band having one end thereof inserted between the plies, the two plies being stitched together adjacent their margins to secure the leg band thereto and confine the disk therein, and means at the other end of. the band for attachement to said stud.

5. A garter comprising a pad formed of a single sheet of material and folded to provide two plies, one of the plies having a hole therethrough, a

' disk iittted between the plies and having a cupped 

